Lexington area Columbia Gas customers will get a chance to offer comments regarding the utility’s latest rate increase request. It comes through a state Public Service Commission public meeting.
Under the request by Columbia Gas, typical residential customers would see an $11 increase in their monthly bills. The utility says the increase is needed to recover costs of ongoing system improvements including removal of older gas mains that could pose safety concerns.
Public Service Commission Spokesman Andrew Melnykovych says out-of-pocket costs may still fall short of previous years, saying, “The total bill is actually now less than what it was only five or six years ago because the price of gas itself has come down so much."
It's not unusual for a rate settlement or PSC order to result in a smaller rate increase than the initial utility request.
The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday September 14th, at 5:30 in the Northside Branch of the Lexington public library.?
